Proverbs 26:24
With his lips the hater makes things seem what they are not, but deceit is stored up inside him;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
In Context
23Smooth lips and an evil heart are like a vessel of earth plated with silver waste.
25When he says fair words, have no belief in him; for in his heart are seven evils:
Cross References
Genesis 34:13But the sons of Jacob gave a false answer to Shechem and Hamor his father, because of what had been done to Dinah their sister.
2 Samuel 13:26Then Absalom said, If you will not go, then let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said to him, Is there any reason for him to go with you?
2 Samuel 20:9And Joab said to Amasa, Is it well, my brother? And with his right hand he took him by the hair of his chin to give him a kiss.
Psalms 12:3\12:2\Everyone says false words to his neighbour: their tongues are smooth in their talk, and their hearts are full of deceit.
Psalms 41:6\41:5\My haters say evil against me, When will he be dead, and his name come to an end?
Proverbs 11:1Scales of deceit are hated by the Lord, but a true weight is his delight.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 26:24
23 Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross. This may be meant either, 1. Of a wicked heart showing itself in burning lips, furious, passionate, outrageous words, burning in malice, and persecuting those to whom, or of whom, they are spoken; ill words and ill-will agree as well together as a potsherd and the dross of silver, which, now that the pot is broken and the dross separated from the silver, are fit to be thrown together to the dunghill. 2. Or of a wicked heart… Read the whole commentary →